by: My husband brought home an old in fantastic shape newspaper from June 14, 1937. It was retrieved from a home currently being remodeled. It's enormous and interesting. The front page is full of celebrations, tragedies, "bandits" as well as sweet stories and announcements... One of two announcements that caught my eye was the golden anniversary {50 years} of a Minneapolis couple. If my math serves me right and it's 1937, that means they were married in 1887. WOW!
From what I can tell, the couple came from the east coast and from affluence. The paper had this to say about the bride's gown... ivory faille {soft, wide ribbing} Francaise gown with a train, high back and trimmings of duchesse {Belgian} lace. I just had to do some research! Of course, I'm not sure of the fabric {I'm guessing silk} it may have looked something like an amalgam of the two dresses below. Simply gorgeous! I couldn't help myself and decided to do a little more research into the early Victorian era dresses of the 1880's. I must say, I am in love... with the frills... the layers... the elegance!
I want to believe they were effortless to wear... although I'm quite sure they were not.
Are you interested in the romance and fashion of a Victorian-themed wedding?
To fill your Victorian-themed wedding with romance and elegance, consider venues whose halls sing with history... a grande old church... a museum... an historic building. And, certainly depending on the formality, a beautiful garden setting would be absolutely lovely. Flowers are also hugely important in a Victorian setting~ roses, scattered rose petals and dried flowers. Oh, and lace and pretty linens too!
Since the Victorian era {named after Queen Victoria} was from 1840-1900, try browsing beautiful wedding dresses from museum collections through sites such as this one to choose a particular time frame for your vintage inspired gown.
Leave me a comment if your having a Victorian-inspired wedding! I'd LOVE to hear about it and I'm pretty sure, I'm not the only one!
Browse all the fabulous Vintage-inspired designs from MagnetStreet Weddings... Save the Dates, Invitations, Enclosure and RSVP cards and Labels and Seals
1st dress source
2nd dress source
